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62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    A truly fresh take on the romantic comedy: It's as sad as it is funny, and the boy-girl match so misbegotten you can't help but pray it won't work out in the end. Call it an anti-rom-com, and see it if you can.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    Morton is one of those tingly actresses whose skin barely covers her soul, and to watch her search for tender mercies in a crazy-hostile world is a gift. The film is appallingly good.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Duane Byrge
    70
    Expired is a remarkable romance of no easy answers; to wit, like real life.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    The ways in which very ordinary, uncharismatic people try to cope with their needs and longings is ultimately most affecting.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    70
    It's possible that two actors other than Samantha Morton and Jason Patric might do justice to Cecilia Miniucchi's story about two badly matched Santa Monica, Calif., parking enforcement officers who stumble and grope into a relationship. But it's hard to think of a better match for the stubborn idiosyncrasies of Ms. Miniucchi's visual style and worldview than these two.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Alissa Simon
    70
    An occasionally cringe-inducing mix of pathos and humor, the tightly scripted, well-acted and notably art-directed tale follows a lonely, vulnerable meter maid who falls into a comically horrific relationship with a colleague incapable of emotional intimacy.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Tim Grierson
    60
    Expired pretends to be a valentine to society's outcasts, but it's just one more indie comedy that mocks its characters while sucking up to its knowing audience, assuring all of us hip urbanites that the romantic insecurities of "weirdos" don't deserve our sympathy.
  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    They should sell antidepressants along with the popcorn at theaters showing Cecilia Miniucchi's Expired, one of those Sundance "comedies" that make you contemplate slitting your wrists.
  9. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    20
    The performances are expert, but can't make up for a flat script and direction. Unless you, like Claire, are a glutton for punishment, we suggest you choose nothing over something.
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